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1 Samuel 19:3

Friendship

1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

2 But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.

4 And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:

5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.”
KJV
And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
WEB
I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will talk with my father about you; and if I see anything, I will tell you.”
ASV
and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and if I see aught, I will tell thee.
DARBY
and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and will speak of thee with my father: and see what it is, and tell thee.
BLB
And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you [are], and I will speak about you with my father. And I will observe what [it is], and I will tell you.”
ÅB
Så vil jeg gå ut og stå ved siden av min far på marken hvor du er, og jeg vil tale om deg til min far, og merker jeg noe, så skal jeg si deg det.
OTB
Jeg vil gå ut og stå ved siden av min far i marken der du er, og jeg vil tale med min far om deg; og hvis jeg lærer noe, vil jeg fortelle deg det.”
B1930
Så vil jeg gå ut og stå ved siden av min far på marken hvor du er, og jeg vil tale om dig til min far, og merker jeg noget, så skal jeg si dig det.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 20:13

    The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:9

    And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?

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